First Day of Spring Lemon Cake

Today is the official first day of Spring. Apparently. In London it is nothing but grey and cold. But the first day of Spring is something to celebrate, sun or no sun.

It is also the International Day of Happiness. So despite the heavy cloud covering all of London, I am feeling pretty good! Spring is on its way, even if it isn’t that apparent today….

This cake is perfect for injecting some much needed sunshine into an otherwise very grey day. It has two whole lemons in it, which makes it not only the colour of pure sunshine, but also gives it a citrus flavour that screams summer.

Whole Lemon Cake

For the cake:

2 unwaxed lemons

275g butter

275g caster cugar

275g self raising flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

4 eggs

1 tablespoon milk

Place the lemons in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the lemons are very very soft. Cut them in half and remove the pips, then put the whole thing, skin included in a food processor and blitz until it is fairly smooth. Put the lemon mixture in a small bowl.